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Chinese symbol for “patronizing”

屈尊俯就
qū zūn fǔ jiù
to condescend; condescending; patronizing

The closest CC-CEDICT match for patronizing is 屈尊俯就 (qū zūn fǔ jiù), defined as: to condescend; condescending; patronizing.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

屈 qū
to bend, to flex; bent, crooked, crouched
radical 44 ⼫ · 8 strokes
尊 zūn
to honor, to respect, to venerate
radical 41 ⼨ · 12 strokes
俯 fǔ
to bow down, to face down, to look down
radical 9 ⼈ · 10 strokes
就 jiù
just, simply; to go to; to approach, near
radical 43 ⼪ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 屈尊俯就.

WordPinyinMeaning
屈服qū fúto surrender; to succumb
委屈wěi quwronged; aggrieved; to inconvenience; to put (sb) at a disadvantage; to do sb wrong
屈辱qū rǔto humiliate; humiliating
不屈bù qūunyielding; unbending
屈从 (屈從)qū cóngto submit; to yield; to bow to sb's will
屈指可数 (屈指可數)qū zhǐ kě shǔ(lit.) can be counted on one's fingers (idiom); (fig.) very few
尊重zūn zhòngto esteem; to respect
尊严 (尊嚴)zūn yándignity; sanctity
俯瞰fǔ kànto look down at (from a high vantage point)
就是jiù shìexactly; precisely; only; simply; just

See also: Japanese symbol for “patronizing”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.